60 Days to Breakthrough in Financial Management

Author: Liao Yu
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Learning Methods and Application of This Book:
1. Learning Methods
Reading requires not only talent and diligence but also a good method. This book is written with a learning method and a time schedule that progress together. The philosophy behind its method is:
1. Read the book thin, then read it thick.
"Read the book thin, then read it thick" is a concept introduced in many books, but it has not truly become a practical learning method. This book provides a great example with its "Outline Tree" and "Outline Overview." Summarizing the overview of each chapter from the thick textbook and extracting key points from each example problem is "reading the book thin." Further, by analyzing difficulties and easily overlooked details during problem-solving and summarizing them again, you "read the book thick."
2. Divide and stage knowledge content based on the difficulty of memorization.
Some knowledge is foundational for those who do accounting and does not require special attention—just a quick scan is enough. Some knowledge is understood through reading this book and solving problems, so no additional time needs to be spent. Some details, if memorized sequentially from chapter to chapter, are time-consuming and may not be effective. However, reviewing them the day before the exam or even hours before can yield twice the result with half the effort. The time schedule in this book is designed to guide you on when to read and understand, when to skim, and when to memorize precisely.
3. Avoid repeating mistakes made during review.
Human thinking has habits, so if you make a mistake while reviewing, you are likely to make the same mistake during the exam, rendering the review pointless. Mark the places where you make mistakes and, if necessary, write your errors next to the correct answers for comparison. Identify the reasons for your mistakes and review them before the exam.
4. Use the methods in this book to mark your own common mistakes and difficulties with "—" and "" and focus on overcoming them.
5. Train the habit of fast reading.
2. How to Use This Book
This book is arranged in a 60-day study plan, with one to two hours of study each day. The "Outline Tree" helps you get a bird's-eye view of the chapter's content, just like taking a helicopter ride before climbing a mountain to see the entire mountain range. If you dive straight into the book without a guide, you might feel lost. The "Outline Overview" serves as a template for solving problems, and the typical examples in "Key Points Application" are like a master crafting a product sample for an apprentice. You can learn to apply key points from these examples and, in turn, better understand the key points through them. During the "Review and Integration" stage, you need to develop the ability to comprehensively apply key knowledge, just like an apprentice crafting products independently using the template and sample.
This book separates the content written in one chapter into two parts for study: the calculation part and the memorization part. The purpose is to separate concepts related to calculations from content that only requires memorization and logical reasoning, highlighting the calculation part as the focus. This allows candidates to arrange their study based on the characteristics of the content and their own strengths and weaknesses. The "Concept Clarification" part can be read quickly in the first 42 days, giving you a general understanding. During the "Knowledge Reinforcement" stage, you can then focus on intensive memorization.